On deck: Angels at Astros, Tuesday, 5 p.m.

Did you know: The Angels’ odds of making the playoffs, according to Fangraphs.com, are an even 100 percent. Their odds of winning the AL West and skipping the wild-card game are 84.9 percent.

Astros report: Houston just fired its manager, Bo Porter, so the housecleaning is underway. The Astros are likely to avoid finishing in the AL West cellar because of Texas’ remarkable failures, but all is not well in Houston. There’s much more talent than there was a year or two ago, but not enough quite yet, and the talent that is there – namely, George Springer – has been hurt of late.

THE PITCHERS

LHP C.J. WILSON (10-8, 4.46)

Wilson dominated the Astros in his second start of 2014, but he has been roughed up by Houston’s hitters in his last two times against them. He has pitched better over his last four outings after a miserable six-week stretch, but his last start against Oakland was just all right. He walked as many hitters as he struck out – 19 – in August.

Vs. Astros: 6-4, 3.79

At Minute Maid Park: 3-2, 2.91

Loves to face: Jason Castro, 1 for 8 (.125), 2 SO

Hates to face: Chris Carter, 8 for 22 (.364), 2 HR, 4 RBI

RHP BRAD PEACOCK (3-8, 5.13)

Peacock is posting almost an identical season in 2014 to 2013, and that’s not a particularly good thing. The 26-year-old is a barely serviceable piece of organizational depth thrust into a starting role with the Astros. He serves up a lot of homers, which has been his undoing more times than not.